Since February 19, 2026, every Fortnite tournament on PC requires three security features: Secure Boot, TPM and IOMMU. The IOMMU (input-output memory management unit) is the “bouncer” for DMA.
DMA (direct memory access) is a normal PC feature: devices like your SSD, network card or graphics card can read and write memory without the processor carrying every piece. Microsoft: “This capability is the reason behind the exceptional performance of PCI devices.” The IOMMU lets the operating system decide which device may reach which part of memory, so every device gets its own area and nothing else.
Some cheats use a DMA card, so a second computer can read the game’s memory (Epic v. Araujo, C.D. Cal., order of June 24, 2025). Epic Games, Feb. 10, 2026: “IOMMU is a security feature that helps the operating system control how hardware devices access system memory. This technology allows us to better protect our game memory from being accessed by cheat hardware.” Epic Games, Oct. 14, 2026: “When fully activated, it prevents hardware cards designed for cheating from accessing a protected game process.”
Epic says about 95% of Fortnite players on PC have Windows 11-compatible PCs and likely already meet these requirements or can enable them without new hardware.
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Sources: Epic Games, “New Fortnite Anti-Cheat PC Requirements and Latest Legal Action” (Feb. 10, 2026); Epic Online Services, “Awesome Gaming on Linux Without Cheating” (Oct. 14, 2026); Microsoft Learn, “Kernel DMA Protection”; Thunderclap FAQ (University of Cambridge, NDSS 2019); Epic Games v. Araujo, C.D. Cal. 2:24-cv-10835 (June 24, 2025).
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